We are supported by Chiseldon Parish Council who provide the venue for our museum.
Chiseldon Local History Group
Chiseldon Local History Group was formed to record and preserve objects and information related to the Parish of Chiseldon and where possible to make this
available to the public either through publications or in our museum.
Replica Chiseldon cauldron
Finding the cauldrons
As it might have looked
OCTOBER MEETING
Our next meeting is on Wednesday, 15 October 2025 in Holy Cross Church Hall, Butts Road, SN4 0NN at 7.30pm. The subject is ‘Saving the Children - Eglantyne Jebb, teacher of St Peters School, Marlborough’ presented by Nick Baxter. Eglantyne Jebb was a social reformer who, along with her sister Dorothy, founded Save the Children in 1919. She drafted the document that became the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. Born in Shropshire, she read History at Oxford and then became a teacher at St. Peter’s School. However, she soon decided that teaching was not her true vocation, spending the rest of her life on social campaigning and charity work. She travelled widely in Central and Eastern Europe around the time of the Great War and saw at first hand the hardships faced by civilians, including children, who lived in war zones. She spent the last ten years of her life in Geneva until her death in 1928. A blue plaque was erected in her honour in Marlborough in 2019. Nick will take us through this story, no doubt in his usual entertaining and enthusiastic way.
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The talk will be preceded by our AGM, including election of the committee for the year 2025 - 2026. If you would like to become more involved with Chiseldon Local History Group we would be delighted to see you there. Membership subscriptions are currently £20 per year, with the subscription year starting in October. Visitor fees for non-members are £5 per meeting.
MUSEUM OPEN
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The Museum is open for the summer season from 2pm to 4pm every Saturday from
19 April until 27 September 2025.
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Exhibits this year will cover an archaeological map of the area,
a look back at the Spearhead festival held in the village in 1975,
and an exhibit to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
The display featuring the railway has been revamped to include a 'then and now' section,
and we also have a new volume of village photographs available to view.
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We look forward to seeing old and new friends!
If you enjoy history, particularly local history, why not join Chiseldon Local History Group!
Come and join one of our meetings in Holy Cross Church Hall, Butts Road, Chiseldon, SN4 0NN
at 7.30pm on the third Wednesday of each month (except for August and December).
Annual membership is £20. If you are a visitor, there is a charge of £5 per meeting.
For our programme of speakers, please see Programme page.